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Our mission was to preserve the most fundamental treasures of Aotearoa – its land and water – while producing value from those same treasures.

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Technical Report

Integration of agroforestry systems within irrigated dairy farms in Waimakariri, Canterbury

The opportunity of integrating agroforestry within irrigated dairy farms in Waimakariri, Canterbury, was investigated via farmer surveys, a literature review and two desktop case studies…
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Guidance

Tools for Making Land Use Change Decisions (learning module)

Work through the activities in this kōwae (course) to learn how to help farm businesses to make decisions about land use diversification. You will learn:…
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The Spatial Awareness Project

Aotearoa New Zealand from 100 meters in 100 Seconds. From Cape Reinga to Gore, this film explores the variety of NZ landscapes. It asks an…
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Summary

Aotearoa New Zealand needs a unified national food strategy

Food is central to our health and wellbeing, our economy, our environment, and the health of our planet. Our current food system is fragmented and…
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Chain Leadership // The Value Chain Compass

A key responsibility of governance is chain leadership. Typically, one of the partners in the value chain acts as chain champion. The chain champion has…
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Creating Value for New Zealand Agri-food Exports: Moving from supply chains to value chains

This Research Briefing presents results of research that identifies nine key elements of successful agri-food value chains from New Zealand. The research team worked with…
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Journal Article

Eutrophication and climate change impacts of a case study of NZ beef to the European market

Beef production in the Lake Taupō region of New Zealand is regulated for nitrogen (N) leaching. The objectives of this study were to 1) evaluate…
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Soil hydraulic modelling outcomes with four parameterization methods: Comparing soil description and data inversion approaches

Different methods for parameterizing soil hydraulic models can lead to substantially varied predictions of soil–plant–atmosphere water fluxes. This study investigated, for a heterogeneous stony soil,…
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